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Those who know Your name
trust in You because You have not abandoned Those who seek You, LORD. Holman Christian Standard Bible Psalm 9:10 |
Latria LatreiaLatria;- to serve with prayer.
The supreme worship which is due to God alone....as opposed to Dulia or douleia; to saints and angels or Hyperdulia, veneration to the Blessed Birgin Mary. |
LOVEWhoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God,
God abides in him and he in God. And we have known and believe the love that God has for us. |
Lauds Morning Prayer St Basil the Great said " Morning Prayer" consecrates to God the first movements of our minds and hearts; no other care should engage us before we have been moved with the thought of God, as it is written, " I thought of God and sighed"
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God is Love,
and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. 1 JOHN 4:15-16 NKJV |
(Psalm76:4), nor should the body undertake any work before we have done what
it said,"I will say this prayer to you, Lord, for at daybreak you listen for my voice; and at dawn I hold myself in readiness for you, i watch for you" (Psalm5:4-5) Morning prayer, as the light of a new day dawns, recalls the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the true light, enlightening every man (John 1:9), the Sun of Justice |
Know God Through LOVE
Beloved let us love one another, for love is of God: and everyone who loves is borne of God. He who does not love does not know God for God is Love. 1 JOHN 4: 7-8 NKJV |
(Malachi 4:2). arising on high (Luke 1:78).
Saint Cyprian said, "We should pray in the morning to celebrate the resurrection of the Lord with morning prayer. VATICAN II page 49......It is very desirable that clerical students who are not yet bound to the divine office should recite or sing Lauds in common daily as morning prayer. |
Lytron The RedeemerLet the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer. PSALM 19v1 NKJV |
Lectio DivinaLectio Divina ( Latin. lek-se-o de-vee-na ) ;- is a method of prayer fostered by all
of Christian spirituality. Sometimes this method is translated as "meditative reading" or as "spiritual reading". |
Ga'al LytronGod was their rock
And the Most High God their Redeemer |
This method would be better called Prayer of the Listening Heart, because many people who first used this method in the early Christian times couldn't read !
It goes back to ancient times and was used constantly by the early monks many of whom also couldn't read! The so-called "lectio" of Lectio Divina is a listening with the heart,as one does quite naturally and spontaneously while appreciating a |
Machseh refugeknow that the eternal God is our refuge......... DEUTERONOMY 33:27
when calamity comes, the wicked are brought down but even in death the righteous have a refuge.... PROVERBS 14:32 |
sunset, or when pondering with fondness any touching human experience.
One listens with the heart also when one reads slowly, with pauses and "relishes or drinks in" the words of scripture or any other special writing. By thus listening with the heart one is led automatically to reflection upon the experience or writing or event. |
God is our refuge and our strength. PSALM 46:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High I will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust. PSALM 91:1-2 NIV |
From this reflection one is lead automatically to respond and in time one becomes more and more open to the influence of God's Spirit J.Veltry S.J.
In Desiring God , David Powlinson says" Prayer is meant to be the conversation where your life and your God meet ". |
Magen shieldMany are saying of me " God will not deliver him"
But you ere a shield around me, O LORD: you bestow glory on me and lift up my head. PSALM 3:2-3 NIV |
This is confirmed in 2nd CORINTHIANS ch13 v14, where Paul in his salutation
shows that the three persons of the Godhead interact with us personally. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. |
Be confident because God is your shield and great reward...... GENESIS15:1
Remember that God is a shield and helper....... DEUTERONOMY 33:29 Call on the Lord, who is your strength and your shield....... PSALM 28:7 Rejoice because the Lord God is a sun and shield...... PSALM 84:11 N.I.V. |
LECTIO Reading;, Read the passage slowly.
MEDITATIO Meditation: Repeat a phrase or a word let it sink into the heart. |
Majesty Psalm 45 3 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty
with thy glory and thy majesty. AV 4 And in Your majesty ride on victoriously, |
ORATIO Contemplation: I talk to the Lord
or sit in silence before Him |
in the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness. NASB
Ride on ! Ride on in majesty... H.H.Milman 1791-1868 Majesty,worship his majesty : unto Jesus be glory, honour and praise. |
Lenten PrayerThe liturgy of the Hours offers excellent intercessions for Lent in Morning Prayer
of Monday in the Second Week in Lent. |
Majesty, kingdom,authority,
flows from his throne unto his own, his anthem raise So exalt, lift up on high, the name of Jesus |
God or power and mercy, give us the spirit of prayer and repentance,
--- with burning love for you and for all mankind. Help us to work with you in making all things new in Christ, ---and in spreading justice and peace throughout the world. |
magnify, come glorify,
Christ Jesus the King. Majesty, worship his Majesty, Jesus who died, now glorified King of all kings. Jack W Hayford |